HB 7103 (2017) -  Elections

General Bill by Government Accountability Committee and Caldwell
Elections: Requires officer who qualifies for federal public office to resign from office he or she presently holds if terms, or any part thereof, run concurrently; provides registration requirements for persons seeking to qualify for election as a candidate with no party affiliation; provides additional means by which certain candidates may pay his or her qualifying fee; requires governing body of municipality to determine date on which initial & runoff elections for municipal office are held & providing options therefor; preempts to state authority to establish election dates for municipal elections; provides requirements for municipal recall election dates; requires ballots to indicate if certain candidates are incumbents; repeals provisions relating to change of dates for cause in municipal elections; extends terms of incumbent elected municipal officers until next municipal election.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: Died in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB GAC 17-03 recommended by:
    Government Accountability Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1325 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 952 Subject: Resign-to-run Law Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 990 Subject: Municipal Election Dates Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 3/30/2017 12:18:09 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 3/27/2017 4:50:21 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/31/2017 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/31/2017 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/30/2017 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/30/2017 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
99.012 SB 952, CS/CS/HB 1325
99.021 CS/CS/HB 1325
99.061 HB 159, HB 231, SB 366, SB 758, CS/CS/HB 953, SB 1160, CS/CS/HB 1325, CS/HB 7021*
99.063 CS/CS/HB 1325
99.0955 CS/CS/HB 1325
100.3605 SB 990, CS/CS/HB 1325
100.361 SB 990, CS/CS/HB 1325
101.151 HB 231, SB 366, SB 1160, CS/CS/HB 1325
101.75 SB 990, CS/CS/HB 1325
105.031 HB 231, SB 366, SB 1160, CS/CS/HB 1325
121.121 SB 952, CS/CS/HB 1325

(*) Not the latest version